The New River Expedition: More Miles Of Uncertainty
Soon we reached the Pembroke, Virginia, and the canoes were pulled up onto the riverbank.
Soon we reached the Pembroke, Virginia, and the canoes were pulled up onto the riverbank.
Our shuttle arrived, and Mike stepped out of the van to greet us. He is the owner of Mountain2Island Outfitters and has a shop in Radford Virginia, next to the New River.
Sunday morning, Day 2- The boats were being loaded to continue the voyage down the New River. Duncan and I looked at the map and agreed that we would set the day’s goal to be setting camp just past the town of Fries, VA (Grayson County) before dusk.
This is part one of a four-part story of the eight-day, 210-mile New River Expedition. This journey was made possible by six men, five of whom call Dillon County home.
In the blink of an eye, the sportsmen dropped the fishing rods and took up the shotgun. Duck season was to open on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and whether or not they had been scouting, hunter’s would fill South Carolina’s swamps, lakes, and rivers in the morning to come.
Since our first striper fishing expedition launched back in December ’15, we have seldom encountered schooling striper on Lake Moultrie.
The 4-Runner was stuffed with a week’s supply of gear and only the dog had space to relax.
Since my college friend Andrew Case made his move to Alaska with the Army, we had been in discussion about making a trip to visit and see the last frontier.
While the striper remained in the cold water of the Saluda River for spawning, Dawson Jordan, Ryan Stephens, and I planned a mounted canoe trip to test our luck against the fish.
After hearing reports of striper action on the Wateree River, Dawson Jordan and I wasted no time in planning a trip to catch some.